Lubbock radio host Randy “Mudflap” Smith on Wednesday spun a raffle drum just before drawing the profitable ticket for a Winchester 26 gun harmless at the Lubbock County Courthouse Gazebo.
The raffle was the past of three fundraising situations officials with the Legal Assist Society of Lubbock organized this year to choose location of its once-a-year Duck Derby fundraiser, which was cancelled for the reason that of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lee Ann Kidd, the group’s associate director, stated the lawful support modern society marketed tickets for the raffle for three months through which they structured golf and clay shoot tournaments.
“We experienced to appear up with some type of response to nevertheless get the funding we essential to carry on to assist and assist our consumers and victims of domestic violence as effectively as very low-profits shoppers,” Kidd said.
She reported was grateful for the assistance from the local community, which she explained as mind-boggling.
“We experienced an outrageous reaction to our golf event, in all probability a lot more teams than we had experienced in the earlier,” she reported. “Folks acquired tickets even if they failed to want a harmless, they donated. the community’s been super handy throughout this complete approach.”
The Authorized Aid Modern society offers authorized representation to victims of domestic violence and small-earnings customers who have family members regulation concerns these kinds of as filing protecting orders, baby custody disputes, divorces, and grandparent legal rights.
